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HER Number (PRN):33832
Name:WWII Small arms ammunition store, RAF Atcham, Uckington Farm
Type of Record:Building
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

Summary

WWII Small arms ammunition store, RAF Atcham.

Parish:Wroxeter and Uppington, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ51SE
Grid Reference:SJ 56775 10880

Related records

21415Part of: Site of RAF Atcham (USAAF Station 342) (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA8484 - 2015 Management survey of Second World War structures at RAF Atcham by Paul Francis and Paul Bellamy

Description

Explosives and ammunition store in Black Coppice, apparently identical to three surviving in Ravenshaws Gorse. Brick built with buttresses, pitched roof and entry in gabled end, now in ruinous condition. Width 6.40m; length 6.40m. Constructed 1941-2. <1>

Visited in management/condition survey in 2015. One of four small arms ammunition stores recorded. Photographic record. <2>

Sources

[01a]SSA20940 - Field survey report: Milln Jeremy. 1998/ 1995. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Attingham Park. Nat Trust Rep. 50317.
[01]SSA29599 - Webpage: National Trust. 2017. National Trust Heritage Records Online. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home. 15/09/17. https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA142111.
[02]SSA29903 - Management report: Francis P and Bellamy P. 2015. Management plan: Second World War structures, RAF Atcham. pp.49-50.
Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2024 2:34PM